Monday 23 May 2016

B29-Superfortress 'Over Exposed', Bleaklow, Derbyshire

History

On 3 November 1948, USAF Boeing RB-29A Superfortress 44-61999, of the 16th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 91st Reconnaissance Group, 311th Air Division, Strategic Air Command; crashed at Higher Shelf Stones, Bleaklow, whilst en route from Scampton to Burtonwood. All 13 crew members were killed. A large amount of wreckage is still visible, as a memorial to the crash. Also, a proper memorial was erected at the site in 1988.

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleaklow#Aircraft_crash

Esoteric Eric





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